American Society of Civil Engineers President Mark W. Woodson to Present Keynote at Gabelli Pump, Valve, & Water Systems Symposium

Gabelli & Company is pleased to announce that Mark W. Woodson, P.E., L.S., D.WRE, F.ASCE, the 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers President, will deliver a keynote address on America's critical infrastructure spending needs at its 27^th Annual Pump, Valve & Water Systems Symposium on March 1 in New York City.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation's oldest engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society's economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.

Mr. Woodson's keynote will cover the facts behind the Report Card for America's Infrastructure (infrastructurereportcard.org). The Report Card gave a GPA of "D+" to the nation's infrastructure in 2013. The next Report Card will be released on March 9, 2017. Mr. Woodson will address the economic case for America's infrastructure and the solutions that can close our infrastructure competitiveness gap compared to other nations.

Mark W. Woodson, P.E., L.S., D.WRE, F.ASCE

Mr. Woodson received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1979 and an MBA in 1985 from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Mark is a licensed civil engineer and surveyor in California and Arizona.

In 1994, Mr. Woodson received the Arizona Civil Engineer Distinguished Service award from the Arizona Section of ASCE. In 2002, he was awarded the John C. Park Outstanding Engineering award by the Arizona Section of ASCE. In 2002, he was elected as a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 2013 he became a Diplomate of Water Resources Engineering.

In 2014, Mr. Woodson was elected to become the 2016 ASCE President.

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